Lab Technician

Lab Technician (Open)

Location:

Plumsteadville, PA (SGHCLS) - Healthcare - Industrial Spec Gas

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

At Airgas, we respect, honor, and value diversity.

Airgas is hiring for a lab technician in Plumsteadville, PA!

We are looking for you!

• Retention Bonus - $1000 after 6 months of employment
• 2nd Shift 3:30PM - 12:00 AM
• Comprehensive Family Benefits:
  Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Support for Parents:
  We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Early Access:
  Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment

This position is primarily responsible for the analysis and certification of specialty gases, in compliance with established specifications. Perform analysis for specialty gases and finished product testing; assist in scheduling of all products to be analyzed; proper storage, labeling, and shipping.

• Ideally, you bring an associates degree in chemistry or related field, or 1-3 years of relevant experience in an industrial environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, spectroscopy, and statistical methods.
• Ability to read and comprehend safety data sheets (SDS).
• Ability to coordinate efforts with multiple departments.
• Aptitude for high precision work.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the laboratory technician.
• Strong desire to work with others in a supportive team environment to meet the laboratory goals.
• Ability to operate forklift and maintain forklift certifications.
• Ability to follow directions, build alignment, work in a team, and be reliable.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) or equivalent software.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret detailed instructions such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information to co-workers and customers.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.
• Ability to contribute to solving practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages.
• Ability to work all shifts; subject to all weather conditions.

Physical Abilities:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to meet the following physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; use hands and arms; and talk or hear. The associate must lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus.

We care about and support our Airgas families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.

Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees' dependents, and an Airgas scholarship program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

At Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion,…